Audition

By Ryū Murakami

Book Overview

In this gloriously over-the-top tale, Aoyama, a widower who has lived alone with his son ever since his wife died seven years before, finally decides it is time to remarry. Since Aoyama is a bit rusty when it comes to dating, a filmmaker friend proposes that, in order to attract the perfect wife, they do a casting call for a movie they don't intend to produce. As the r sum s pile up, only one of the applicants catches Aoyama's attention--Yamasaki Asami--a striking young former ballerina with a mysterious past. Blinded by his instant and total infatuation, Aoyama is too late in discovering that she is a far cry from the innocent young woman he imagines her to be. The novel's fast-paced, thriller conclusion doesn't spare the reader as Yamasaki takes off her angelic mask and reveals what lies beneath.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 039333841X
• ISBN13: 9780393338416
• Release Date: June 2010
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.6" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

Old themes approached in a new way

Everything in this story is very familiar but the execution is fun and unique. It's got similar imagery to Ryu Murakami's other work so fans of that type of horror will likely enjoy.

Dark

The movie takes some liberties, but if you want the authentic piece, here you have it. It's engrossing, disturbing, wickedly written. I highly recommend it.